Pekin PD reports wave of car burglaries

An overnight wave of car burglaries has the Pekin Police Department seeking information from local residents and asking people to lock their car doors. At least seven cars were reported burglarized by their owners Friday morning in two neighborhoods. The burglaries were reported as residents prepa...

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Posted Nov. 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 12, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Posted Nov. 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 12, 2010 at 11:17 AM

PEKIN, Ill.

An overnight wave of car burglaries has the Pekin Police Department seeking information from local residents and asking people to lock their car doors.

At least seven cars were reported burglarized by their owners Friday morning in two neighborhoods. The burglaries were reported as residents prepared to leave for work, said Pekin Police Public Information Officer Dustin Salmon.

Salmon said he expects that number to rise throughout the day as people leave home and discover that their vehicles have been burglarized.

Victims reported several items stolen. One man lost $500 that he had left in his car. Other items included GPS units and two-way radios, as well as smaller items.

“As crime prevention officer I am asking that people please lock their doors,” said Salmon. “In all of these burglaries there were no signs of forced entry.

“The vehicles had been left unlocked. If you discover items missing from your car please call us, or if you find something in your car that doesn’t belong there call us. It happens sometimes that a burglar leaves something behind.”

As of 11 a.m. Friday, it appears that the areas of the city hit in the crime spree include Marigold Estates, and South 14th Street between Park Avenue and Derby Street.